Man jailed after alleged road rage incident in city

An Oliver Springs man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly brandishing a knife during a road rage incident in Oak Ridge last Tuesday, June 17.

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By Russel Langley/The Oak Ridger

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Russel Langley/The Oak Ridger

Posted Jun. 24, 2014 at 5:53 PM

By Russel Langley/The Oak Ridger
Posted Jun. 24, 2014 at 5:53 PM

An Oliver Springs man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after allegedly brandishing a knife during a road rage incident in Oak Ridge last Tuesday, June 17.

Joshua David Britt, 25, of 248 Dellwood Drive, Oliver Springs, was arrested by Oak Ridge police in the parking lot of The Waffle House, South Illinois Avenue. According to information filed with Anderson County General Sessions Court, Britt brandished a "hunting style" knife with a "reverse hook for skinning animals" at three Oak Ridge women.

Court documents indicate that the three women were behind a vehicle driven by Britt at the intersection of South Illinois Avenue and East Tulsa Road when the light changed from green to red. The woman driving the vehicle behind Britt honked her horn in a reported attempt to get him to go. It was not clear exactly where the alleged brandishing of the knife happened, but Oak Ridge police officers talked with all the parties in The Waffle House parking lot.

Britt was booked in the Anderson County Jail for three counts of aggravated assault. Britt was still in Anderson County jail on $50,000 bond as of Monday afternoon.